Reel attachment for fish rods



April 23, 1929. J. A. RlcKr-:TTs

REEL ATTACHMENT FOR FISH RODS Filed Aug.16. 1927 5 Sl'xeecs--Sheet 2 April 23, 1929. J. A. RlcKE-r'rs REEL ATTACHMENT FOR FISH RODSv Filed Aug. 16, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet.

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Patented Apr. 23, y1929.

JOHN ASA EIoKETTs, 'or ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

EEEL eTTAoHMENT Een Ersti Eens.'` I

Application filed August 16,` 1927. Serial 11o, 213,396. y

This invention relates toa'line reel attach nient for iish rods of the class set forth in my Patents No, 1,038,203, September 10, 1912, and No. 1,046,647,Deceniber10, 1912, in'that it involves the use of a reel-supporting case movable along the rod and means for rotating the reel 'in one and the same direction during the reverse movements of the'reel'- supporting case together wit-h suitable means for laying the line in orderly manner upon f the reel from end to end thereof. y

i Aside from the main objectof rotating the rcel in o ne and the same direction vby reciprocal movement of its supporting case along f and upon the rod and simultaneous laying .of the line upon the reel, the specific object of vthe present invention is to lsimplify the con- A struction and asselnbly'of the various parts of the attachment so that they may be assembled` with greater ease and economy to give more eflicient `and reliable service than .has heretofore been practised.

In other words, I have sought to assemble the various parts of the attadlnnentswithout screws or equivalent fastening means and at same timeto'enable them to be quickly detached from each other by relatively simple movements of certain retaining parts.

Another `object is to provide the reel-supporting c ase with a detachable guard or shield forthe toothed rack and line-laying screw rto protect those .part-s against contact with external objects and 'particularly to lavoid thefouling of the line therewith.

' Otherfobjects andnsesl relating to specilic parts of the attachment 'will be brought outV in the following description.

f In the drawings: y L

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a lish rod and my improved line-reeling attachment in operative position thereon.

Figure 2 isan enlarged longitudinal ver'- tical sectional. view taken in the plane of line 2 2, Figure 1.

Figures 5 and'are detail sectional views taken respectively inthe planes or lines 5 5 and.6 6,l3`igure e j f j.

. Figures 7 :and 8 lare detail sectional views taken respectively in thel plane of line 7 7 and 8 8, Figure 2', vlligure 8 beingenlarged.

.scribedl Figure ,3 Vis a yhorizontal sectional view*` Figure 9 tis an enlarged detail sectional view taken in the plane of line 9 9 Figuref'. f

lligures 10,11 andp12 are detail sectional views, inlverted,'taken lin the plane of line 10 10, Figure 2, showing the bralecontroll ling" leverin different positions ,of ladjustsv nient, Figure 10 showing the cl-iclroperating position, Figure 11 the Vbrake-operatingl po,- sitio'n and Figure 12 the freereelKV or release position. l i "in Figure 13 is an enlarged vdetail sectional 1 view taken in the plane of line 13 13, Figure 2. n

Figures 14 and 15 are detail sectional views taken respectively in the planes of ,lines 4 141-14, Figure 10 and 1.5 1 5, Figure 1,21, except that they are inverted; i Y' ln order that the invention may be clearly Y understood l have shown a lish rod" 1 r as `provided at one end with a ferrule 2 for receiving and ysupp'o'rtingv a suitable handle 8 the rodk 1 and ferrule being provided respectively with a collar' 4 and l' a boss 5 for purposes hereinafter 'de-g A toothed rack 6 mounted ujobn'tlie rod to extend some distance beyond the front end of the ferrule 2 in parallel spacedl reportion of the rod 1 and is norinally'enfa ced with. the front end of the collar 51- tor ward movement but permitting its free for-v st in holdingthe rack G-r against rearward movement when detached'from the boss AThe rearend of the rack 6 is *detach-Y ably connected't'o the boss by means of a slot 9 i and pinV 10 .c,onnection, the

slot Q beingfformed in the adjacent "end i' of the'rack while the pinv 10 `is pivotalljT mounted upon the ytop wallof'theboss 5 and is provided with a T-shaped head which, when turned crossw'ise of the slot, serves to boss but, when turned lengthwise Qoffthe lock the adjacent portion of the rack tothe slot, permits the rack to be lifted-away from f Athe boss and together with'its sleeve at i i from the front end `of the rod thus permitting moved rearwardly, until the sleeve passes olf the removal of the rack and parts carried thereby from the rod when'desiredor by areversal of said movement reattached to the rod.

'lhe rack 6'- is provided"along its opposite longitudinaledges with parallel rows of teeth -6 4 extending the maj or portion of the length thereof from the connecting pin -10- to the connecting arm *7 as shown in Figures -2 and 3, the rear end of therack Y being additionally held against forward and rearward movement by pins -11-4 on the vided `with an upturned annular tiange 716- around and upon which the lowerend. of the cylindrical cap section 15'- is adapted to bereinovably mounted and is nornially held in operative positionV thereon by suitable pins -l7-` which are mounted upon the ends of a corresponding number ofV springs *7 18 to move radially in registering openings in the adjacent portions of the flange -flG- and cap section -15- against the actionof the rsprings iS- the latter lbeing,.tensioned to normally hold theV pins #-17%y in their respective apertures when the sections -15f and #lelare assembled, but itis evident that .when these locking pins -l7-- are pushed inwardlyso as to clear the adjacent portions of the cap section l5-f,

Vthe latterinay be readilyl lifted axially outV of engagement with the section v---1l-"-., see Figure G.

The base section -ltis provided with a diainetrically extending guide-opening therethrough'near the bottom thereof'foireceiving the rack 6 and aplongitudinally extending guide plate 19-,- which rests upon and is secured to the upper face of the bot-toni of the section -v14-V to extend beyond the .-ifront and rear thereofjthe extensions being` provided with rlip-turned guide iiangesof approximately the saine height as the thic ness o f the rack to assist in guiding the Vreel-supporting case in its reciprocal. movement along and upon the rac-k.

' j' The `gear case is reciprocated by hand 1along and upon the .rack and for this purpose is providedwith a U-shapedrsheet metal handle 20s-looped .around the un- ".d'erside of the rod #-1- and its ferrule '2- Zand, its opposite longitudinal flanged outwardly and brazed or votherwise secured tothe underside of the bottom of the base see- `tion 14C- to form a unitary part thereof,

said handle being provided at its rear end `,with a4 downwardly projecting finger piece '-r-QO- to facilitate the reciprocal operation of the 'reelcase along the rack.

.Reel-Operating mechanism.

(The base section .14- constitutes a gear A housing for receiving suitablegeariiig by which rotary motion is transmitted frOin` the rack #-6- to a line reel 21'-g aiid to* "the ep'eiating.screw as 22- of thelinelaying device hereinafter more fully' described. I j t K For these purposesapair of upright studs or journal bearings e234- `are riveted. or otherwise rigidly secured at their lowerends to the bottoni of the base section' --14-` to extend upwardly therefrom approximately the height ofthe base section at'dianietrically opposite sidesfof the rack and eqnaldisl tances thci'efronifor receiving and supportinga pairof gears #-24- whichxare journaled thereon and engage the'Y teeth oiiadja`- cent sides ofl the rack V 6. sotliat'when' the Areel casel is reciprocally moved along the rack the gears -245 will be rotated inre-V vei'se directions A pair of disks- 25%, of 'substantially the saine thickness as the wear platejare se# 'cured by spot welding 'or otherwise tothe upper surfaces of thefbottonji of the case sec"- tion `--llaround and co-aXial with Y the studs Q3- to reinforce the `radjacent perf tions of said bottom and to assist in 4holding the studs against rotation` Vther innersides of said disks being'flattened at ,-#Qfto en- Y gage the adj aceiit edges of the'plate 419- te further hold the studs againstturning movement. l' Y' Y The thickness lof the 'gewisse-24% is substantially the same' the .thickness of the Vteothed rack Lef-4 and are each provided .with a plurality of, in''this instance 'thi-ee,

upwardly projecting posts -QGeefLmL y form height and.'A arranged iii' uniformly spaced relation circumferenti ally for receiv ing a corresponding number 'ofpaivls'e-QY- which kare pivoted at oneiend thereto to perinit theirv other'ends'to swing outwardly by rotated.

centrifugal force Whenthe-gears An vadditional 'pair :of gears are ournaled'upon `the upper Afende of the" studs .--Q' directly over thel 'gears ,-24;" andare lprovided in their underside's'with' recesses for receivingjthe corresponding sets of pawls ,A

--2T and also to form a vflange surround- 1 12.0

ing thejouter or free ends of the `pan-ils.` Y

- The flange o f each gear i284 is provided with internal teeth #S29- forming whatinay be termed an 'internalratchet adaptedto 'lie u l engaged bythe free ends'of the corresponding` pawls27 When'the latter'are thrown out- Y wai'dlyvnby centrifugal force'for imparting :rotary inotionto the gears as the reel vlease Vreciprocatedl along' the rack "-6;,.

The paWls Y 927- of each of thefgearsv -24- are arranged to rotate' the correspond-V ing gear-QS- when thereel case is'moved along the rack in one direction during which time the pawls of the other gear will rsimply trail againstthe teeth of the corresponding while the pawls of the first-named gear.

-Qlifwill trail against the internal teeth -29- of the adjacent gear -28-, thus causing the reel to rotate in the same direction Vas the reel case is movedA in reverse dircctions along` the rack. Y Y Y A cover plate -30- is removably mounted upon the upper ends of the posts -23- within theupper endof the base section -14- in a plane just above the upper faces of the gear disks -QS-and in slightly spaced relation thereto and is held in operative position by detents -31-, one tor each 'stud -23-, each detent'having one'end bifurcated and normally lengaged in an auniiilar" groove --32- in the upper end of the correspondingstud -23- and its other'end 'flanged at -83- and engaged'in an aperture -34- in the plate -30-. 4

' vZhese detente -31- are preferably madeV of springinetal and of sufficient length 'so that when it is desired to `remove Vthe cover plate -30- the flangedend -88- of the deteuts may be sprung'out of their respective openings -34- and the detents then with drawn radially from engagement in the corresponding annular grooves -32-, see `Figures 4i., 7, and 9.7Y

' The plate-SO- is provided with a central hub -35- in which is journaled an upcnd provided with a gear '-87- meshing with the external'teeth of'bothof' the gearv disks `-Q8- as shown in Figures 3 and i whereby the shaft section -36- will be rol tated in one and the saine direction as the reelcase is moved in opposite directions along '-39- to form a spline connection therewith andto permitA the upper shaft-section toA move vertically relatively tothe llower vseetif-) Y Thereel -l-'compriseslower and upper anges -AO- and -40- in vertically spaced co-axial relation connected by artubu la r hub -41- upon and from which the line -ais adapted to be wound andl unwound.

A tubular sleeve -42- isV journaled upon the shaftl section. -36- to extend through and beyond the oppositev ends of thehub Q ht shaft section -36- having its lower,

lof the reelcase alongthe rack -6-.

-4-1- and has'k its'lower end enlarged and seated upon the upper face of the hubj-B- and itsiupper end journaledi-ina" bushing'A -43- in the'topwall of the cylindrical reel case section -15.-. j y The portion of the tubular sleeve t-42- between the upper end of the hub -41- and bushing -43- is threaded and engaged'by a nut -4l4- which also engages the upper,l end of the hub -41- to'cooperate with vthe lower'enlarged end of the sleeve for holding the reel and sleeve against relativer`v axial movementandy at thev saine. time, permitting relative rotation of those 'parts under certain conditions; 1 l

These conditions are that the hub-ll--- is providedl with a V-shaped member '-45-v F ig. of spring metal having its .apeXrigidrly secured to the innerzsurface .of the hub -41- between the enlarged ends thereof .and its opposite arinsfrictionally engaged by their own spring `tension with the periphery of the'tubular-'sleeve'-42- for establishing a 'friction drive connectionV between saidv sleeve and the reel and thus permit relative rotation of the reel incase of excessive pull .l si,

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upon the line When'the 4tubular sleeveV-lQ--v s is operatively driven by the rotation of Ythe,

shaft sections -36- and '-39-- asthe-reelabove the top wall of `the cylindrical Vcase section l5-:is provided with a clutch vface LG- adapted to be engaged by a companion clutch-faee.-7- on the upper end of the shaft section -39- as the latter is depressed by handagains'tlthe action' of a retracting spring --48- in a manner presently to `be described. Y ff f The spring -lS-vis secured at one end to the top ofthe case section V-llsome distance to-therear of the axis thereof and has its rear end engagedV in an annular vgroove -eQ-fin Vthe upper lend of the shaft section -39- just above the cani e7-'for yield? ingly holding the cam -47-*out ofengage-` ment` with its"y companion cani` -46--, and

supporting Vcase is moved along` the rack allowing `the reel to remain at rest even n though the shaft sections -SG-and-BQ- may be rotated by the reciprocal movements VThe cam -47-1 and adjacent end of Vthe spring arm -t-'are adapted to besiinulta- -neously vdepressed to establish driving, connection between .the shaft section `-f-f-and tubular sleeve -42- byvrneans of zin-operating member -50- of spring` metal extending across yand-upon theupperrounded end facer or head ofthe shaft section -39- and having 'its rear end rivetedror otherwiseseeured to the top wall ofthe case s'ection-l-l'- and its opening in the spring p-48- for controlling,r-

front end provided, with downwardly,k f 'tending offset -50- projecting throughan Y 'v vided with bearing pins 52 forengaging the operation of a brake member, presently to be described, the member 50 being prothe opposite arms ofthe adjacent bifurcated j end of the spring 48- at opposite sides of the shaft section. 39 as shown more elear- 'ly inFigure 18, it being understood that the spring Varm 50 will be self-retracting or atleast adapted to yield under the upward pressure of the free end of the spring 48 when hand'pressure on the member 50 is released.

, 1 y i lReel brake', click and release. A metal plate 53 Figures 10 to 12 inl elusive, is loosely journaled upon` the pej rip'hery of the innerend of the bushing 48 to extendrearwardly through a eircumferentially elongated slot 54- in the rear `peripheral wall of the adjacent portion o'lf l the Ycase section and is disposed in a plane directly adjacent .the inner faceot the top .Wall of said case section` and is held against undue inward movement by a detent 51 whichis pivoted tothe inner face of the top ,i wall of the section 15 at the rear of the wardly from its pivot and when the plate is bushing at 51 as shown more clearly in Figs.

The outer end of this plate 53. is-re- Y duced in circumferential length and projected beyond the periphery of the case section l5- to form a handle 53" by which the plate maybe adjusted at will to different positions as, for example, an intermediate braking position, as shown in Fig. 11, a bra :e-

releasing position, as shown in Fig. 12, and a click position, as shown in. Figure 10.

A brake vlever 55 is' pivoted intermediate its ends at 56 to suitable lugs on the plate 53 to extend forwardly and rearadjnsted to its braking position the front end of said brake lever is spring-pressed into frictional engagement with the uppersurface of the upper flange 40' of the reel to retard the rotation ofY the rlhe rear end of thebrake lever 55 'is latter` by the spring f provided with a transversely rounded lug 57 projecting through an opening 58 in the top-wall of the case section 15 directly in the' path of the-lowerend oft the downward extension of the clutch operating member 50 so that when said operating member is operated to engage the clutch Vmember -47 with the clutch member Y 46 -for rotatingithe reel asvthe case is 'i moved back and forth along the rack 6 i the operating spring as 55 for the brake and the plate 53 is in'its brake-operating .positionf the brake lever will be-released fromits braking position to permit tree rotation of the reel but as soon'as the pressure upon'the member 50 isreleased lever will restore said vbrake. lever to its braking position.

The opening 58 in the top wall of the case section .,15 is only slightly greaterV than the corresponding width of theprojection '57 on the. brake .lever so that the latter will be registered Ywith said 'opening only when the plate 53- is adjusted to its intermediate orbraking position as shown in the plate I of its operating spring 55 as shown` in inverted Figure 15.

The plate 53 is i removably mounted upon the underside of the LOP of the case section -'-15 independently of thel reel 21 and isheld against downward displaeen'ientl from its bearing 43 bythe detent 5l which is pivoted a't- 51 tothe top of the case section, 15 to move into and out of engagement with the underside of the adjacent portion oftheplate and when displaced fromits holding position permits the plate 53- to be removed from the bushing 43 Aat'tcr the ease section 15 has been removed ,trom the base section andr the reel 21 withdrawn 'from the interior ol? the case section 15 The nut 44- on the upper end'oiE the'reel-y supporting sleeve 42 is provided with pe ripheral notches 44 arranged in unitorinly spaced relation eireumierentiallyv thereby forming intervening teeth as a part of Y the clicking mechanism for successive engagement with a pawl 59- which is pivotally moun'ted'upon a supplemental plate GO carried bythe plate 53 g y The supplemental plate- .60 is pivoted at G1 to the plate 53 some distance to the 'rearside Aof thernut 44 and is providedV with aV reduced extension 6:2 projectingl through the slot 54,.in the case section 15S- and rounded-at its outer end/to ridel against thesaid case section 15 and thereby to withdraw the pawl, ,59 from operative engagement with the rperiphery of the nut .44 v against .the action of .its'operlio y ating spring 63 `when the plate 53 n is adjustedfto either ofthe positions 'shown in Figures 11 and, 12.y j

The pawl pivoted to the inner end of the supplementalplate 60 to move intov and out of engagement with the notches 44 of the .nut 44 under the action of the spring 63 which is operatively vconnected to thepawland. to the plate 53 as shown inFigures 10, 11, and 12.

They slot 54 in the case section 15 extendsi circumferentially ysubstantially equal distances from amedial line extending rearwardlyfrom the aXisof the reel' to allow the plate '-53 to be adjusted angularly tothe ythree positions shown in Figures 10, l1 and 12, the end walls of the slotforming stopsfor limiting the movement of the plate 53- in opposite directions from its braking position.

The circumferential distance between the handle-- of the plate '53-4- and the projection '--62-v of the supplemental plate #-60- is less than the circumferential length `ofthe slot b4- but greater than half the length of said slot'so that when'the plate -'-53- is adjusted to its braking positionV shown vin Figure l1 the projection 62- will have been brought into enO'aO'em'ent with the i b C 2-1 Vinner peripheral wall ofthe case section l5- at one end of the slot for trippingthe riphery of the nut -l4, this'tripping position of the pawl being maintained as the plate -`53- is adjusted to the brake-releasing position shown in Figure l2. f

n the 'othe'rfhand7 when the plate e534 is adjusted in the opposite direction from its medial braking position the projection -6Q` will bel released from engagement with the inner periphery of t-he case section to enter the slot' -54--y and thus permit-the pawl 59- to be forced into engagement i withthe periphery of the nut '-ttby the 0 of the base section M as shown more clearly in Figure 2.

free rotation ofthe reel unrestrained by either the brake e554 or'pawl -59'.

Line-laying.

The line-laying device comprises the upright screw -22- and a nut -64t-, the lower end of the screw bemgjournaled on an endi thrust bearing stud #G5- on the lower arm of a U-shaped brake 6G- which is secured by rivets 467-7 ory equivalent yfastening means to the underside of the cover plate A spacingmember 16S-is interposed between the lower. and upper arms of the bracket '-66'- to assist in holding them in fixed rela tion particularly at the points of securement by the rivets A-#67--. f j

The lower end of the screw -22- is provided witha pinion -`69- meshing withy a gear -`7()- which is journaled upon the'peengages -a'u idler gear-71%, said gearsv G9- 70- and ,-751- being` disposed in a plane between the lower and upper' arms of the bracket '-66-- to forni a part'of'themechanism for transmitting'rotarymotion yfrom one side of the toothed rack -G-I-fto thel screw w22-L The gear 71- is mounted vupon lan up# right shaft '1 7 Q-carryin'g at its lower vend a pinion '-73-1 which meshes with the teeth of one'side of the rack -6 as vshown in Figure 3 whereby "relative reciprocal movement of the rack andi reel-case lengthwise of the rack will cause the screw`--22-'` to'bef'rotatedin reverse direction and thereby effect a vertical reciprocatory movement of the nut G4-.

The rear side of the `nut +64.- is flattened to vride against thevadjacent portionof the periphery of the caser section' '-'l5-'-* to hold i the nut against turning, said nutl being also provided with a laterally and;` forwardlyextending" Vline-engaging arm 1 rigid therewith and extending across a'l'vertical guide opening r--j74--v in the peripheral wall' of the case section l5-'to move lengthwise thereof as the nut 1s raised vand lowered for properly laying the line along the 'reel as it f is wound upon said reel.

'The 'upper-arm of the bracket fetiv 4is provided" with an openingof suicientpdiameter to permit the pinion -69- to'passv therethrough and thereby to facilitate the kas- 1 seinbling of the screw'in operative position andpermitting it to be readily removed when desired without disturbing the other parts o the screw-operating mechanism. y, Y Y f rlhe upp'erend of the screw is journaled on a stud bearing which is mounted upon the fronty end of a spring arm -'65- having' itsothe'rv end riveted or otherwiser secured to the top walll of the vcase section-#las the screw inoperative position. n

'llhe'serew Q2-#and nut G4-s are inshown'more clearly in Figure@ for holding section -'l5-- and is open atitsrear side to permit the 'vertical movement of the linelaying arm-74;.V Y .i L j The'lower end-of the housing -75- is pron vided with a forwardly extending foot fifi-- having down-turnedk 4lengthwise flanges adapted to ride upon the upper -face of the rack +6 and 'along the opposite open sides of the bracket -66- to' close the open space between the lower and upper arms of the bracketpsaid housing'being provided with'a horizontal slot extending forwardly from its rear sidej to receive the opposite lengthwise edges of the top wall of the bracket and thus permit the housing '-75- to'be brought close to the adjacent side of the case sectio1'r-Vl5-.V

closed in a suitable housing v-JT- which'is mounted uponl the bracket --fe-fto extend upwardly therefrom at the front of the case relativelymoved endwise and eXcept as they `Aguard or shield plate -77- is slidably mounted upon theupper side of the racky Gf toextend the major portion ofthe length thereof and has its oppositelengthwise edges rovided-y with j iangesextending along the adjacent teeth of the rack to protect the latter against con- `tact with external objects and particularly to prevent the line from `fouling with the teethoflthe rack. n

The rear end of the guard plate -77- is rigidlyjsecured to the foot 7G- of the housing to move therewith lengthwise of the rack as the reel case is recipro-w cated along said rack7 the front end of the guard -77-being 'extended beyond the corresponding end of the rack and provided a locking .bolt 79- `which is slidably Y mounted vertically along and upon the periphery of the housing --75- and has its lower end movableinto and out of an open-l ing -80- in the top wall of thek bracket --6G- as shown more clearly in Figure 8 for locking. andreleasing the housingV upon and from the bracket, said. locking member -79-f being held in operative position by slot and pin connections Sland S2- without interferingwith its sliding 'movement.

Operation,

When the parts are assembled in the manner described vthe reciprocal movement of the rodv and rack endwise relatively to the reel case or acorresponding reciprocal movement-of the reel along the rack will cause the shaft sections *36- and` 39- to be rotated in one and the same direction and downward pressure upon the operating member -50 will cause the clutch section '-47- to engage its companion clutch section 4G- for imparting similar rotary movement tothe reel 2lfor winding the linev au thereon.

VIf the plate -53- has been previously adjusted to its medial position, Figure l1, to set the brake member -55-, this depression of the operating member -50- will also release the brake but the reel will be locked against rotation unless its ease or rack are reel might be rotated by a pull upon the line against-the resistance of the springof the friction drive member l5-, Figure 7, it being understood that the release of the operating member -50- will allow free rotation of the reel around its driving shaft sections m36-Uy and 39%.

down-turned j If the plate-53% is shifted toflthe position shown in Figure 1Q and theoperating member -50- is still released vthe pawl '-59- will be in engagement with the nut #-444- so thatthe rotation ofthe reelby drawing out the line will cause an audible clicking signal to indicate this outward pull as may be caused by a fish on the line. f 1

The shifting of the plate to the position shown-in Figure l2 and the Voperating 1nember^50 still released will allow the reel to operate freely by the drawing out ofthe line.l y Y* Y Y It will be noted,vhowever, that the rotation of the reel by the rela-tive endwisereciprocation of thel reel case and rack lfor winding the lineon the reel is dependent in all posi-` tions .of adjustment ofthe plate 4-53- upon -the` depression of the operating member -50- for engaging the clutch sections 46- and -47-- n v f, ,Y The rear side of the reel case is preferably open to'permit access to the lline wound thereon, if desired. .y gv

In assembling the parts, the base section 14C-f of the reel case with the gears therein vis slipped over the-rear end of the rack -6 and moved forwardly thereon to engage its gears -24- with the teeth of the rack y after which the loop -8- on the front end of the rack may be. placed over and upon the front end of the rod -1- and therack then drawn rearwardly and its rear end locked upon the lug -5- by the turning of the locking pin -10- crosswise of the slot The case section l5-Q` may then be pressed teleseopically over-and upon the base section 141- and locked in place by the spring actuated pins -17- thereby bringing the gear S7-on the lower end of the shaft section -86- into engagement with the gears 28 which are connected totheir respective gears 2%. e j

l'Iheferrule 78-- on the frontend of' the shieldrplate -77- is then placed over and upon thefront end-of the rod after which the shield plate -77 with the screwv housing -75- thereon is drawn rearwardly with its rear end in telescopic engagement with the bracket 66,- where'upon the lecking member 79 will be depressed by hand into engagement with the opening -80- in the top wall of the bracket *6G-- to lockv said housing and shield in operatiye` position, it being understood that prior to this latter operation the screw Q2-#will have been placed in operative'positionl upon its .ment with its displacement of said shaft sectionand its gear -37- when the reel case N15- is removed from the rear end of the previously displaced rack -6-. c Y

It will also be notedthat the various parts of the attachment are readily assembled and disassembled without screws and without the use of tools which is a great advantage par-v ticularly when it is necessary to lubricate, clean or repair the various moving parts.

For example, the plate 53M carryii'ig the brake, click and release mechanism is made as a single unit and loosely mounted upon the underside of the top of the case where it is held in place by the movable detent 51- and may be removed by shifting the detentby hand about its pivot -51--.

The shield -77- and screw'honsing -75- are detachably held in place on the reel case by a single manually operated locking member -79- which when withdrawn permits the parts -77- and v-75- to be detached from thereel ease after which the spring aiin -65.- may be 'sprung upwardly out of engagement with the upper end of the screw -22- to allow the latter with a nut drawn upwardly from-their respective pins -lVhen the case section -15- is removed from its bas-e section -ll-'by the inward depressionv of the locking Apins -17- the spool 2l, sleeve 4t2-e and nut -elmay 'be readily Withdrawn endwise from the case leaving the shaft section 36ioii the'lower case section 1114- and the upper shaft sec- Y The pivotal pin -5G is held against arial displacement by a projection -56fg on the spring -55- which extends across the head of the case section of the pivot, as shown in Figures 10,11 and 12, thus permitting the pin to be readily inserted and removed by simply springing-the spring -55 from its normal position sufficientl to displace the projection -56-- from the path of the pin.

It will be observed that thel line-laying arm 74eis fastened to the bottom of the nut S4- so that when the nut' isr inits lowermost position as shown in Figur-e 8, the arm -74-- will be entirely away from the line when the latter is unwonnd from the reel in the'operation of.bait-casting.V 1 f The fingerv piece orf handle -20.- also serves as a means for holding the reel against forwardisliding movement on the rack --Qtfwhcnthe rod ,-is whipped inthe act of bait casting. Y f `What I claim is: i l ,Y A

` l. In a reel attachmeiitrfor 4fish rods, the

combination with a guide, a reel-containing c caseY reciprocally movable Aalong the guide, a

Areel and a drive-shaft therefor both rotatably mounted in the case, of means including a centrifugally operated pawl actuated by the relative movement of the guide and case-for rotating the .drive-shaft.v 1 c 2. In areel-attachmentfor fish rodsthe combination with a guide, a reel-containing -casefreciprocally movable along-thegiiide, a.

reel. and a drive-shaft therefor both iotat-` ably mounted in the case, of inea-ns includ` `ing a ipair'of centrifugallyoperated pawlsr alternatelyactiiated by reverse movements of the case along the guides for rotating 'the drive shaft in one and the same direction- 3. In a reel-attachment-foriish rods7 the combination with a guide7 a reel-containing case icciprocally movable along the guide, a reel anda drive-shaft therefor both rotatably mounted in the case7 of arotary member actuated by the guide as the case is reciprocated along said guide7 a rotary-ratchet wheel,

a pivoted pawl carried` by saidrotaryy meinber and actuated by `centrifugal force to engage and rotate the ratchet wheel, and means for transmitting motion from the .ratchet wheel to the drive shaft. t 'i' 4:. In a reel attachment for fish rods, a guide extending lengthwise of the-rod, .means :for

`holding the guide on the rod, a reel case mov-V n able in reverse directions lengthwiseofr and upon the guide, ay reel rotatably mounted within thecase7 connections between' the reel and guide for rotatingfthe reel as'the case is l s lmoved in reverse directions along the giiide 1 and a protective shield for the guide attachedv -to the reel-case to movetherewith. Y

5i In a reel attachmentfor' lish rods, a guide` licc extending lengthwise of the rod and having one end slidably connected to the rod to permit the guide to be moved lengthwise thereof7 said guide having its other end provided with a lengthwise slot, and a locking pin joui'- naled on'the rod and provided with a T- head movable to one position Vcrosswise of the slot for locking lthe guide against yendwise movement and also movable to a positionlengtliwise of the slot to permitthe removal of the adjacent end of the guide' Vfrom the'rod and therebyy to allow the guide to be moved en'dwise of the rod, in combination with a reelsupporting case slidable in'reverse directions lengthwise of andv upon the guide', a reel ro-k tatably mounted within the' case, and cooperative inea-ns between the guide and reel for rotating the reel in one and the saine direction as the ,case is moved'in opposite directions along the guide.

6. In a reel attachment orlish rods, a: guide extending along the rod, a reel case recipro-V cally movable lengthwise ot' and upon the Cfi guide, a reel. rotatably monntedin the case,

- means ortransmitting motion fi'ointlie guide for the line-laying device, and a movable detent operable manually to one position for lockingv the housing to the case and to another vposition for -releasing the housing from the case and permitting it to be detached therefrom.

8. In a reel attachment for fish rods, a reel case, a line reel rotatably mounted within the case, a plate pivoted to one ,of the end walls of the reel case and. adjustable'angularly to different positions, a r'brake spring actuated into engagement with the reel when the plate is adjusted to one position, inea'nsactuated by the adjustment of the lplate to anotherpost tion Jfor releasing the brake, and Va pivoted detent movableto one position for holding the plate against axial movement and to an-` other position lor releasing the plate tor axial displacement from the adjacent end wall ot the reel case. f

9. In a reel attachment for fish rods, a reel case, a sleeve journaled in thexcase and provided witli opposite end heads, a reel havingl a tubular hub surrounding the sleeve and held between said heads to rotate with the sleeve and to have an independent rotation relatively thereto to relieve the line from eXces-' 1 sive strain as the latter'is 'unwound from the reel,4 means `for rotating the sleeve, and slipdrive connections between the hub and sleeve.v

l0. In a reel attachment Jfor fish rods, a

reel case, a sleeve journaled in the case andy lprovided with opposite end heat s, one oi which is adjustable toward and from the other, a reel having a tubular hub surround- Y ing. the sleeve and held between saidheads to rotate with the sleeve and'to4 have an independent rotation relatively thereto to relievev the line from excessive strain, as the latter is unwound from the reel, means for rotating the sleeve, and a friction drive connection betweenthe sleeve and hub.

1l. In a reel attachment for fish rods, a guide extending lengthwise of the rod, a ieel case reciprocally slidable along and upon the guide, a reel rotatably mounted within the case, said guiderhaving teeth alongitsopposite longitudinal edges, gears mounted witli- Yin thecase atoppositer sides of the guide and meshing with the adjacent teeth of the guidato rot-ate as the reel-case is moved along the guide, additional gears Co-aXialY withthe first-named gears and provided with internal vratchet teeth, pawls on the first-named gears adapted to be operated by ceii'triiugaltorce lor engaging the ratchet teeth ot the adjacent secondaiaiiied gears and rotating the latter, and means for transi'nitting rotary motion from the second-named gears to the reel. v Y

12. In a reel attachment tor fish rods, a guide extending lengthwise oi the rod and provided with A,teeth along` its opposite lon gitudinal edges, a i'ecl ease reciprocally slid-` able along and upon theV guide and provided with a reel chamber and an underlying gear chamber, studs projecting upwardly from the bottom of the gear chamber at opposite sides of the guide, a partition plate ren'iovably mounted upon the upper ends/ofthe studs between the gear chamberand reel chamber, detents operable at will to one position for locking` the partition plate tothe studs and to another position :tor releasing said plate, gears journaled on said studs and vmeshing with adjacent teethv of the guide, a' reel rotatably vmounted within the i'eelfchainber, andv means for transmitting rotary motion from said gears'to the reel as the case is reciprocated alongthe guide.

13. In a reel attachment torfish rods, a guide extending lengthwise ofthe red and provided with teeth along itsopposite lon- 'gitudinal edges, a reel case reciprocally slidable along and upon the guide andprovidcd with a reel chamber and an underlying gear chamber, studs projecting upwardly 'trom the bottom ofthe gearchamber at opposite sides of the guide, ya partition plate removably mounted upon tlie upper ends yof the studs between the gear chamber andl reel chamber, detents operable at will toone position for locking the partition plate to the studs and to another position for releasing said plate, gears journaled on said studs and meshing with adjacent teeth of the guide, additional gears rotatably mounted ony the studs and provided with ratchet teeth, pawls pivoted to the first-named gearsand 'operable by centrifugal force to engage the adjacent ratchet wheels for transmitting rotary motion from the first-named gears to the second-nained gears, a reel rotatably mounted within the reel chamber, and vmeans f'or transmitting rotary motion from the seconch named gears to the reel. y

In witness whereof I have hereunto set iny hand thissecondday of August 1927.r n

' JOHN vAsi-i` RioKETTs. l 

